Satya ''Satya'' (Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: ''satya)'' is a Sanskrit word loosely translated as truth, essence. A. A. Macdonell, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Asian Educational Services, , pp. 330–331 It also refers to a virtue in Indian relig ...

(nominative ''satyam'') is a central concept in Indian religions that loosely translates into English as "Truth". Satya, Sathya, Satyam or Sathyam may refer to:

Film and television

* ''Satyam'' (1976 film), a Tamil language film, starring Sivaji Ganesan & Jayachitra * ''Sathyam'' (1980 film), a 1980 Malayalam film starring Sreenath and Shanthi Krishna * ''Sathya'' (1988 film), a 1988 Tamil language film, starring Kamal Haasan * ''Satya'' (1998 film), a 1998 Hindi film directed by Ram Gopal Varma * ''Satyam'' (2003 film), a 2003 Telugu film directed by Surya Kiran, starring Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza * ''Sathyam'' (2004 film), a 2004 Malayalam film starring Prithviraj and Priyamani * ''Satyam'' (2008 film), a Tamil language film * ''Sathya'' (2010 film), an Indian Kannada romance drama film * ''Sathya'' (2017 Tamil film), an Indian Tamil crime thriller * ''Satya'' (2017 film), an Indian Bhojpuri action-romance-drama * ''Sathya'' (2017 Malayalam film), an Indian Malayalam action thriller * ''Sathya'' (TV series), a Tamil soap opera which premiered in 2019 * Sathya ( Kannada TV Series), a Kannada soap opera which premiered on 7 December 2020

Religion

Nagnajiti Nagnajiti (Sanskrit: नाग्नजिती IAST: Nāgnajitī), also known as Satya (Sanskrit: सत्या IAST: Satyā), and Nappinnai (), is the fifth of the ''Ashtabharya'' of the Hindu god Krishna. In Vaishnavite texts, Nagnaj ...

, a queen-consort of Hindu god Krishna *

Sacca ''Sacca'' ( sa, Satya सत्य) is a Pali word meaning "real" or "true". In early Buddhist literature, ''sacca'' is often found in the context of the "Four Noble Truths",_a_crystallization_of_Buddhist_wisdom.__In_addition,_''sacca''_is_one_ ...

, Theravada Pali term *

Satya Mahima Dharma Satya Mahima Dharma (the "dharma of the divine glory") is a religious tradition from Orissa. It goes back to a historic person called Mahima Svami (or Mahima Gosain). He is said to have appeared in Puri in 1826. Dissatisfied with the ritualised i ...

, religious tradition in Hinduism in India *

Satya Pir Satya Pir ( bn, সত্যপীর) is a belief system found in Bengal created by the fusion of Islam and local religions. Experts maintain that the Muslim ''Satya Pir'' and the Hindu Satyanarayan Puja The Satyanarayanã Puja is a religiou ...

, belief system created by the fusion of Islam and local religions in Bengal * Satya Yuga, Era of Truth in Hinduism

Companies

* Mahindra Satyam, a defunct Indian computer services company, formerly known as Satyam Computer Services

Education

Satya Wacana Christian University , former_name = Indonesian Christian College for Teacher Education , affiliation = Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia, Wira Wacana Christian University, Bina Darma Foundation , religious_affiliation= Christian (Protesta ...

, private university located in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia

Publications

* ''Satya'' (magazine), an American animal rights magazine

People

People with the given name

* Satya Narayana Charka, Indian-American dancer, teacher, and choreographer * Satya Pal Jain (born 1952), Indian politician from Punjab * Satya Krishnan, Indian actress *

Satya Nadella Satya Narayana Nadella (, ; born 19 August 1967) is an Indian-American business executive. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014 as CEO and John W. Thompson in 2021 as chairman. Before becoming CE ...

(born 1967), Indian-American business executive, CEO of Microsoft * Satya Nandan, Fiji diplomat and lawyer * Satyam Patel (1932–2005), Indian social worker and activist * Satya Prabhakar (born 1963), Indian-American entrepreneur, engineer and writer * Satya Prakash (born 1929), Indian physicist * Sathya (Tamil actor), Indian Tamil actor * Satya (Telugu actor), Indian Telugu actor * Satyam Rajesh, Indian Telugu actor and comedian *

Satyam Sankaramanchi Satyam Sankaramanchi (3 March 1937 – 1987) was a storyteller, born in the village of Amaravati near Guntur City, in Andhra Pradesh, India. The stories he told wove a whole new world around the tiny village of Amaravati. ''Amaravati Ka ...

(1937–1987), Indian Telugu writer * Satya Sarkar, Indian cricketer * Satya Vrat Shastri (born 1930), Indian Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet

People with the surname

Habel Satya Habel Satya (born 12 September 1987 in Wamena, Papua (province), Papua) is an Indonesian former Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is known for his acceleration, pace, and agility in the field. Career statistics As o ...

(born 1987), Indonesian footballer *

Tatineni Satya Tatineni Satya is an Indian Film director, filmmaker who has worked in the Telugu and Tamil film industry. Career Satya is the grandson of film director T. Prakash Rao, who was active from the 1940s to the 1980s in the Telugu film industry and ...

, Indian film maker